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2016 Greater Philadelphia Manufacturing Summit – Archived

MANUFACTURING SUMMIT

OCTOBER 19, 2016 • DREXELBROOK

Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with the region’s diverse manufacturing community. The 5th annual Manufacturing Summit connects you with this business group through exceptional networking and relationship development.

keynote speaker

Jim Carroll

Futurist, Trends & Innovation Expert

A new industrial revolution is happening now!

Jim Carroll will be talking about the renaissance occurring in North American manufacturing.

He will provide deep insights into how organizations are reinventing themselves, and adapting advanced technologies through uniquely creative thinking and innovative leadership.

Jim Carroll is one of the world’s leading international futurists, trends and innovation experts, with a client list that ranges from Northrop Grumman to Johnson & Johnson, the Swiss Innovation Forum to the US Air Force Research Laboratory; the Walt Disney Organization to NASA. His focus is on helping to transform growth-oriented organizations into high-velocity innovation heroes.

Some of the largest manufacturing and industrial organizations in the world have engaged Jim to help them think about opportunities for innovation. DaimlerChrysler arranged for his participation in a two day global strategy summit in Stuttgart, Germany, in order to provide insight on trends in the automotive industry. He was the opening keynote speaker for IMX – Interactive Manufacturing Exchange Congress in Las Vegas, sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, with an audience of over 2,000 senior manufacturing executives; as well as the recent Future of Manufacturing Conference in Detroit. Jim’s other manufacturing and industrial clients include Magna International, United Technologies, Genesis Systems Robotics Conference, Parker Hannifin and the Materials Handling Association of America.

SPECIAL SESSION SPEAKER

Adele Ratcliff

Ms. Ratcliff leads the effort in establishing the DOD-led national Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation (IMIs) outlined in the President’s 2013 State of the Union address. These currently include America Makes, Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT), the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation (DMDI) Institute, the Integrated Photonics IMI, and Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute.